Half or Full Bath?

[Joshua L. Frederick]

Never ran into this before, a bathroom with a shower and toilet only. No vanity. It's listed as a full bath. Any helpful insight would be much appreciated.

[James F. McKee]

even if it had a vanity Josh at best it could only be a 3/4 bath...no tub no full bath...imho...jim

[Jeffrey R. Jonas]

Originally Posted by jmckee

even if it had a vanity Josh at best it could only be a 3/4 bath...no tub no full bath...imho...jim

Agree with Jim...

In my area... here is the basic rule of thumb...

Vanity only........................... 1/4 bath
Vanity w/toilet...................... 1/2 bath
Vanity w/toilet & w/shower...... 3/4 bath
Vanity w/toilet & w/tub........... Full bath

Jeff

[Robert W. Jude]

i dont think i would call a vanity only a 1/4 bath. its just a sink. are laundry rooms 1/4 baths?

[kwaterloo]

here in florida it would be considered a full bath as a shower substitutes for a tub and as long as you ccan wash your hands even if it's not convenient it counts.

[rmaday]

Originally Posted by jfrederick

Never ran into this before, a bathroom with a shower and toilet only. No vanity. It's listed as a full bath. Any helpful insight would be much appreciated.

IMO it really doesn't matter what you call it. As long as the client knows what you're reffering to. I had one last week that had just a toilet! It was the "toilet room" in my report.

[James F. McKee]

Originally Posted by kwaterloo

here in florida it would be considered a full bath as a shower substitutes for a tub and as long as you ccan wash your hands even if it's not convenient it counts.

not the throne room ?

[Larry D. Kage]

Originally Posted by jfrederick

Never ran into this before, a bathroom with a shower and toilet only. No vanity. It's listed as a full bath. Any helpful insight would be much appreciated.

From the "search" function above:

http://www.nachi.org/forum/f2/does-b...ed-sink-41485/

[Joshua L. Frederick]

If a home is listed as a 2 bath, and its only 1.5 baths, wouldn't that make a difference in its value/appraisal?? You would think a 2 bath home would be of more value than a 1.5. Regardless, I told the clients to check into it with there Realtor.

[James F. McKee]

the bathroom You described would certainly make a difference in the appraised value of the home....that is not a full bath in any stretch of the imagination....

[Larry D. Kage]

I don't know about you guys but I have enough to do with my home inspector job description without the appraisal or realtor work.

[James F. McKee]

well gee Larry i thought we were talking about home inspection topics....sorry they were not up to your expectations....

[Larry D. Kage]

Originally Posted by jmckee

well gee Larry i thought we were talking about home inspection topics....sorry they were not up to your expectations....

Oh, please, Jim, feel free to carry on. I just don't want to decide home values for others.

[James F. McKee]

no thanks....i remember now why I stopped posting here thanks for the reminder....I've had enough again...i spent my day making a bath ADA compliant for a customer getting ready for hip replacement surgery but i'm sure i would have nothing to offer to a busy inspector such as yourself....

[Larry D. Kage]

Originally Posted by jmckee

no thanks....i remember now why I stopped posting here thanks for the reminder....I've had enough again...i spent my day making a bath ADA compliant for a customer getting ready for hip replacement surgery but i'm sure i would have nothing to offer to a busy inspector such as yourself....

Wow!